Iranian official says there are ways to free U.S. journalist: NPR
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The speaker of Iran’s parliament said there were “practical ways” to free Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post’s correspondent in Tehran who has been tried on espionage charges, and said a prisoner swap was one possible option.
At least 10 killed in armed attacks in Tajikistan, U.S. embassy shut
MOSCOW (Reuters) – At least eight policemen and two gunmen were killed in Tajikistan on Friday in attacks the authorities in the Central Asian nation blamed on forces loyal to the country’s own deputy defense minister.
U.S., allies conduct 21 air strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An international coalition led by the United States conducted 15 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq on Thursday and also targeted the militant group with six strikes in Syria, the U.S. military said in a statement on Frida…
After Iran deal, EU bids to restart Israel-Palestinian talks
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Arab countries will join the Middle East Quartet in New York at the end of September to seek ways to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, the EU’s top diplomat said on Friday, part of a new European diplomatic …
Support for Merkel drops over handling of refugee crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s popularity has dropped abruptly over her handling of Europe’s refugee crisis, a poll for ARD television network showed.
Cameron wins Spain’s backing for EU reform drive
MADRID (Reuters) – David Cameron won Spain’s support on Friday for his campaign for European Union reforms before a British referendum on membership, with his counterpart in Madrid, Mariano Rajoy, saying a British EU exit would be “unthinkable”.
Ahead of Greek election, Syriza’s ‘lost generation’ deserts Tsipras
ATHENS (Reuters) – So divided has Syriza’s youth wing become over the direction of Greece’s leftist party, that when its council planned to convene at the end of August, the meeting was abandoned. Too many of its 71 members were on the point of quittin…
Exclusive: U.S. pressed Guatemala’s Perez to back corruption probes that toppled him
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – In a series of meetings that began early this year, the U.S. government pressured Guatemala’s then-President Otto Perez to rid his administration of corrupt officials and to renew the mandate of a U.N. Commission charged with…
Thai probe hits hurdle; no bomb match to suspects’ DNA
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Forensic tests on two suspects have failed to find a link to the site of Thailand’s deadliest bomb attack, police said on Friday, dealing a blow to the investigation.
UAE, Bahrain say 27 soldiers killed in Yemen fighting
DUBAI/SANAA (Reuters) – Twenty-seven soldiers from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were killed on Friday while taking part in a Saudi-led military campaign against Yemen’s dominant Houthi group, in the deadliest attack on the Gulf forces since the…
